Dr. Tarrit is assistant professor in Information and Computer sciences Department at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa and the principal investigator and director of the Hawai‘i Developmental and Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory. She belongs to the department’s Aloha Intelligence Initiative (Aii) which advances ethical, responsible, and interdisciplinary AI for the people of Hawaiʻi. Dr. Tarrit received her Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from the University of the West of England in 2015, followed by advanced training in Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Rochester Medical Center. She joined the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa in 2023.   Her research is multidisciplinary, integrating knowledge from computer science, engineering and cognitive neuroscience to develop novel data analytics, scientific software pipeline, Image Processing, AI and ML techniques to study brain development and differences between healthy and patient populations such as individuals with neurodevelopmental, brain and psychiatric disorders.

Matthew Koenig, MD is a is a board-certified vascular neurologist, neurointensivist, and Medical Director for Telemedicine at The Queen’s Medical Center (QMC). The organization provides Hawaii’s major referral center for cancer, heart disease, neuroscience, orthopedics, surgery, emergency medicine, and behavioral health; the only organ transplant program in the state; and the first and only Level I Trauma Center serving Hawaii. A graduate of the University of Maryland School of Medicine in 2001, Dr. Koenig brings over 20 years of clinical experience and holds board certifications in Neurology, Vascular Neurology, and Neurocritical Care. He serves as the Medical Director of Telemedicine and Neurocritical Care, leading the Neurocritical Care Unit and playing a pivotal role in the Hawaiʻi Tele stroke Program. Having practiced in Hawaiʻi for more than a decade, Dr. Koenig specializes in stroke and complex neurological injuries and is deeply committed to advancing systems of care for acute neurological patients while contributing to academic teaching and mentorship. Dr. Koenig completed medical school at the University of Maryland, residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital and Mayo Graduate School of Medicine, and Fellowship in Neurology at Johns Hopkins Hospital.

Jasmine Norman, RN is the Senior Clinical Performance Improvement Professional for Patient Flow at The Queen’s Medical Center (QMC). The organization provides Hawaii’s major referral center for cancer, heart disease, neuroscience, orthopedics, surgery, emergency medicine, and behavioral health; the only organ transplant program in the state; and the first and only Level I Trauma Center serving Hawaii. Jasmine has been closely involved in the start-up, governance, operation, and ongoing evaluation and improvements of the Aukahi Center, which is QMC’s command center providing real-time visibility to supply and demand for inpatient capacity – at a system, facility and unit level. With support from GE HealthCare’s Command Center software program, care teams are able to view near-term bed capacity and route patients to the best site of care, improving patient throughput and the transfer process while increasing access to care. Jasmine holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, and a Master of Nursing Informatics degree from Western Governor’s University.